2014 in Colombia

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Colombia.

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2014 Timeline of Colombian history

Incumbents

• President: Juan Manuel Santos (2010 – 2018).
• Vice President:
  • Angelino Garzón (2010 – 7 August 2014).
  • Germán Vargas Lleras (7 August 2014 – 2017).

Events

March

• 9 March – President Juan Manuel Santos's coalition wins a reduced majority, while former President Alvaro Uribe is elected to the Senate.^[1]

May

• 18 May – A bus in Fundación, department of Magdalena, ignites while transporting children from a religious service, killing 31 children.^[2]
• 25 May – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for the first round in the presidential election. Opposition candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga wins a plurality of votes and will face the incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in the second round.^[3]

June

• 15 June – Voters in Colombia go to the polls for a presidential election, pitting incumbent Juan Manuel Santos against Óscar Iván Zuluaga. Santos is reelected with 51% of the vote.^[4]

August

• 8 August – Juan Manuel Santos is sworn in for a second term as President of Colombia.^{[citation needed]}

November

• 30 November – FARC releases Colombian Army general Rubén Alzate and two other prisoners they recently captured.^[5]

Births

Deaths

• 18 September – Enrique Díaz, 69, accordionist and songwriter^[6]